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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
last
three
Kaiko
The
like
months
san
to
felt
hell
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
her
beavering
yen
She
at
away
saving
earned
work
been
she
every
has
and
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
slipped
a
and
then
money
lot
while
Keiko
back
leaving
Her
debt
the
borrowed
a
husband
quietly
of
with
off
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
4
0
/21
him
for
prayed
she
him
one
so
meet
foolishness
into
such
one
time
month
more
she
lay
could
she
For
could
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
and
she
pay
company
arrived
agreement
money
how
with
Then
loan
back
to
at
fast
the
an
about
met
they
the
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
wants
the
Now
pay
to
all
she
do
is
money
back
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence